Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Sustained Severe Metabolic Alkalosis and Electrolyte Abnormalities Caused by Ingestion of Baking Soda

Table 1

Intraoperative laboratory values.

	Time
	0919	0954	1115	1226	1435	1738
pH	7.65	7.53	7.48	7.49	7.51	7.44
CO2	35	44	47	44	41	46
O2	198	193	183	205	202	266
HCO3	39	37	35	34	33	31
Base excess	17	13	10	9	9	6
Sodium	123	124	127	126	127	129
Potassium	2.6	2.5	3.3	3.4	2.9	3.2
Glucose	157	208	230	258	271	225
Calcium (ionized)	0.89	1.16	1.18	1.03	0.98	1.11
Lactate	1.3	1.8	1.9	2.3	3.1	3.5
Hematocrit	42	38	31	26	34	31